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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1950

Page

3

Russ Tried Hoax-Austin at University Dinner

U S delegate to the United Nations P Warren R Austin accused the Soviet Union of attempting a tragic hoax on world power by seeking to control atomic energy. He spoke at Ann Arbor dinners launching Michigan’s Phoenix project to raise 6.5 million for a war memorial. Gordon Dean and Gen Dwight D Eisenhower also spoke at related events.

Ann Arbor Mich P.warren R. Austin Austin U. S United Nations University of Michigan Gordon Dean U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Dwight D. Eisenhower Columbia University Phoenix Dean Eishenhower State College New York City United States Soviet Union

Sweethearts Slain In Lovers Lane in Amsterdam NY

Police hunt the killer of 17 year old Jeanne Stone and 18 year old William Waterman found shot in a lonely lovers lane near Amsterdam. Coroner reports indicate the girl was raped and both victims died from multiple gunshot wounds with evidence of a motive and ripped underclothes.

Amsterdam N. Y Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Jeanne Lorraine Stone William A. Waterman Gloversville Frank F. Pipito Waterman

Field Registers As Red Agent Declares Chinese Ties

Frederick Vanderbilt Field, once cited by the senate for contempt, registered with the justice department as an agent of Communist China financial interests. He disclosed on Monday that he is enrolled as attorney in fact for the Bank of China the China National Aviation Corp and several Chinese banks. Field, a wealthy New Yorker, was cited by the senate on Sept. 22 for contempt of congress for refusing to answer a subcommittee about whether he was a Communist.

Washington Frederick Vanderbilt Field Senate Justice Department China Field Bank of China China National Aviation Corp Congress

Accidents Fatal To 82 In Month

In Wisconsin last month eighty two people died in traffic accidents, the state motor vehicle department reported. The 1950 toll rose to six hundred, compared with five hundred twenty one for the first nine months of the prior year.

Madison Wis Wisconsin State Motor Vehicle Department Mongay

Notable Obituaries in Brief From Across the Nation

Deaths list prominent figures including Herbert A. Meyer a Kansas congressman and publisher. John F. Fitzgerald longtime Boston mayor and congressman. Florence Stokes Clark renowned horsewoman with Grand National ties. and William McC. Cameron Celanese Corp. executive.

Washington Herbert A. Meyer Congress Kansas The Independence Kan Daily Reporter Boston John F. Fitzgerald New York Florence Stokes Clark Aintree England William McC. Cameron Celanese Corp. of America

Seven Alpha Chi Omega founder Mrs Cunningham obituary

Mrs. Bertha Cunningham, 81, identified as one of Alpha Chi Omega’s seven founders, is noted in an obituary. The article references a U S Department of Agriculture statement on farm prices for September 1942, noting farmers received about 49 cents of each dollar for food and 33 cents for another commodity.

Indianapolis Bertha Cunningham Alpha Chi Omega U. S. Department of Agriculture

Singers and Jester Titled James Bow at Avalon Ball Room

Three Hollywood personalities Dick Williams Jimmy Kennedy and Jan Stewart join Harry James and his Music Makers for a Friday Avalon engagement. Williams known from Kay Thompson and the Williams Brothers acts stars on James Columbia records. Kennedy a zany comedian performs on West Coast clubs. Stewart duets with Williams and solos. James features Corky Corcoran Willie Smith Ziggy Elmer and Juan Tizol among his four top musicians for the local engagement.

Hollywood Harry James Avalon Ballroom Dick Williams Jimmy Kennedy Jan Stewart Williams Kay Thompson Williams Brothers Harry James Columbia Records Kennedy Lea Texas Corky Corcoran Willie Smith Ziggy Elmer Juan Tizol

Freak Mishap Injures Man at Lyndon Station

At the west limits of Lyndon Station Wisconsin a man was injured and three vehicles damaged in a two car and semi truck collision. Robert Sonnenberg 60 Minneapolis is hospitalized with fractured ribs after a passing ambulance arrived. Michael Schiesler 49 Chicago reported the semi swerved into his lane as both vehicles met. The truck then struck the car behind Schiesler driven by Field 19 Cumberland Wis. Damages totaled 700 to Schiesler car 500 to the semi 100 to the Field car. Sonnenberg

Lyndon Station Wis Robert Sonnenberg Minneapolis Manston Michael Schiesler Chicago U. S Lyndon Waller Davis City Schiesler Field Cumberland Sonnen

Yankee exports up Jamaica cinema shows American films

Jamaica’s 29 motion picture theatres now largely screen American films as Yankee exports rise. Morristown New Jersey shifts from iron smelting to a predominantly residential city.

Jamaica Morristown N. J

State Medics Delay Decision On Prepaid Care Plan

The Wisconsin State Medical Society postponed a decision on withdrawing endorsement of its Wisconsin prepaid medical care plan. The house of delegates approved a reference committee’s recommendation to defer action until a special session after year’s start. Dr. B J Hughes, Winnebago county delegate, led the resolution, noting physician concerns.

Milwaukee Wisconsin Wisconsin State Medical Society House of Delegates B. J. Hughes Winnebago County

Doctors Debate Fees Under Wisconsin Medical Plan

Dr Francis B Murphy of Milwaukee County General Hospital told state physicians the artificial kidney is limited to certain kidney troubles and has no direct benefit to the diseased kidney. He cautioned that use might expand if the mechanism is simplified and noted the plan operates through about 25 insurance companies.

Wisconsin Francis B. Murphy Milwaukee County General Hospital

Destroyer Damaged by Mine Off Korean Coast

The US Navy reports a second destroyer, USS Mensfield, hit a mine off North Korea’s east coast, with seven injured after the Saturday blast about 40 miles north of the 38th parallel. Navy says many floating Russian mines found in Korean waters. Brush previously damaged with 11 dead, 10 injured, and three missing after a separate explosion.

Washington North A Navy USS Mensfield 38Th Parallel Korea Forrest P. Sherman House Armed Services Committee Brush

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Russ Associated Press Dixmude San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Pacific Indochina Zany Jester James Bow Smith Brothers I. Rk LA Crosse, Wis Arene Anne Maa Teceticor Getanis Welles Airline Ivery Radio-Phono Tribune
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